[FX.php List] Problem with double submissions

Gjermund Gusland Thorsen ggt667 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 29 02:48:57 MDT 2010


And I assume yout credentials for the amount is order number?

ggt

2010/9/29 Gjermund Gusland Thorsen <ggt667 at gmail.com>:
> If the same amount is "charged" twice to the same CC within 15 mins
> for the same credentials,
> the first one is automatically cancelled.
>
> ggt
>
> 2010/9/29 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>:
>> This is bringing back some memories of CURL problems...?
>> Dale
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 2:04 PM, Bob Patin wrote:
>>
>>> Only problem is that it goes to Authorize.net first, which is where their credit card gets charged.
>>>
>>> So I need to prevent them from getting charged twice.
>>>
>>> I think the issue right now is their web server, so I'm having them reinstall WPE for the 3rd or 4th time. I'll just say that I NEVER have this sort of problem on my Mac servers...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Heh, I would use a string for every form <<CCYYMMDDHHIISS>> made at
>>>> the same time as the form,
>>>> then I would store that value in a unique field in FileMaker, then
>>>> when ['errorCode'] == 504 shows up...
>>>>
>>>> tada! You could trap the error in php.
>>>>
>>>> Then they can submit as many times as they want, and you only keep the
>>>> first one, or you can also choose to store updates if need be.
>>>>
>>>> -Joel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ooops, I mean ggt
>>>> :-p
>>>>
>>>> 2010/9/27 Joel Shapiro <jsfmp at earthlink.net>:
>>>>> http://ajaxload.info/
>>>>>
>>>>> ggt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> oops, I mean -Joel
>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 9:08 AM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is my method as well. But instead of just disabling the button, I
>>>>>> replace it with a progress indicator so that the user knows something is
>>>>>> transpiring.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm using Scriptaculous, but the principles are the same. It could be done
>>>>>> with a plain-old JavaScript function as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dale
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:31 AM, Andy Gaunt wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Bob,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why not disable the button instead?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You can do this with jQuery if you are using it or just adding an onClick
>>>>>>> to the element
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> onclick="this.disabled=true;"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> jQuery might look like:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $('#yourform').submit(function(){
>>>>>>>   $('input[type=submit]', this).attr('disabled', 'disabled');
>>>>>>> });
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You could also change the value of the submit button to "Processing..."
>>>>>>> or something similar as well to give the end user some feedback that the
>>>>>>> page is working
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andy Gaunt
>>>>>>> T: 321-206-3658
>>>>>>> andy at fmpug.com
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2010, at 11:09 AM, Bob Patin wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've got a problem with a client's web server that sometimes slows down
>>>>>>>> so much that customers are double-submitting their orders, causing their
>>>>>>>> card to get hit twice.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here's what *should* happen on a well-behaved web server:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Page submits, Authorize.net runs the charge, order gets updated in
>>>>>>>> FileMaker with the transactionID.
>>>>>>>> Customer goes to the confirmation page, where they see a printable
>>>>>>>> invoice
>>>>>>>> Session variable gets destroyed
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BUT HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS:
>>>>>>>> The web server, for which I have no control and no faith, seems to time
>>>>>>>> out sometimes on this page, where auth.net processes the card.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've been trying to write a Javascript function to prevent double
>>>>>>>> submissions; here's what I'm trying:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On my button, which is an image, I have this:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <input type="image" name="mySubmit" src="images/process_cc.jpg"
>>>>>>>> alt="ticket_cc_process.php" width="180" height="32" onclick="javascript:
>>>>>>>> return check_submit();">
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then, here's my JS function:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <script language="Javascript">
>>>>>>>> function check_submit (){
>>>>>>>>       if (document.form1.form_submitted.value == 1){
>>>>>>>>               alert("Don't submit twice. Please wait.");
>>>>>>>>               return false;
>>>>>>>>       }else{
>>>>>>>>               document.form1.form_submitted.value = 1;
>>>>>>>>               return true;
>>>>>>>>       }
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> </script>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So my problem is that I can't get the form to time out, giving me enough
>>>>>>>> time to see whether this actually works--customers seem to be able to, but
>>>>>>>> not me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> QUESTION:
>>>>>>>> Is there a better way to do this, better code, better method?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob Patin
>>>>>>>> Longterm Solutions
>>>>>>>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>>>>>>>> 615-333-6858
>>>>>>>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
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